The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-04-22
A BOGUS NEWSPAPER
WITH A TRIPLE NAME AT LAST
SAT UPON.
A Crimisally shrewd Fellow Works
1t Very Pine, but Not Fine
Enough.

CHICAGO, ILL.,, April 21.-It is stated
by local paper that the postoffice au-
thoritiee have stopped the delivery Of
registered mail to 7. 8. Gardner and
several publications by the name Of
the Farm Journal, Farmer Album and
Farming World. II Is also said that
the department has determined upon
the arrest and prosecution OF Gardner
on the grounds that his publications
are "a swindle on the public and q
fraud on the United States mail Ser
vice." 1t is claimed that Gardner has
for some time been receiving over fifty
registered letters day, each contain
ing postal order for from S. to $12,
and has sent out over 100000 circulars
and specimen copies OF his paper
within three months, through the sec
ond class mail alone. The head Of the
second class mail department in the
Chicago Office decided some time ago,
it is said, that the publications named
were of the "cash premium" order.
Tnree weeks ago, in accordance with
regulation OF the department, which
says: I'll postmaster has reason to
doubt that publication offered as sec.
ond class matter has legitimate list
OF subscribers, he may require the
publisher thereof to satisfy him that
II has," The superintendent stopped
some $4,000 copies OF Gardeners Farm
Journal and demanded to be- shown
the subscription list. Three weeks
have passed, but the $4,000 copies are
still lying in the basement Of the post.
office. As Gardner was Glow furnish
ing his subscription list, the superin-
tendent ssnt inquiries to outside post
masters regarding thirty persons to
whom the Farm Journal was addressed.
The names OF these. presumptiye SUBJ
gcribers were selected at random from
the 1900 addresses Of the publica
ton. Replies have bsen received from
all. 1t is claimed that twenty-eeven
denied being subscribers and three
others admitted having subscribed but
lad not yet received the publication.
Every subscriber was promised a 81
premium order to be cashed later
for an outlay Of 40 cents, With q val
liable Journal thrown in for year,
and the man who got up club was to
get prize OF from $25 to $1,000. From
the replies OF subscribers it Is claimed
that Gardiner sent one copy Of
his paper-a patent sheet got
up In imitation of genuine
periodic ALTO each person who re-
piled to his original circular, but had
never paid any attention to the clubs
except TO take the money. A morn
ing paper says the postoffice inspect
ors have evidence in band which Dis
trict Attorney Ewing believes will 80.
cure conviction, the full penalty in
which case will be fine of $500 and
eighteen months imprisonment. Gard
ner's offices In this city are in the Scott
block, corner OF West Van Buren,
street and Hermitage avenue, where
he employs from twenty-five to thirty
young women mailing his circulars.
Since the postofiice people here have
begun to make 1t unpleasant for him
II is stated that he has opened up In
Cincinnati. His circulars from that
city are ornamented with large pict-
ure Of a fine business block ut the cor
ner of Sixth and Pine streets. II is
eaid that the postoffice authorities
sent man TO Cincinnati yesterday to
effect Gardner's arrest, but they re-
fuse TO give any informstion. 49,.